New Delhi (NVI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Taking to twitter, the chief minister wrote, in Hindi: “My dear countrymen, I was having COVID-19 symptoms and, after a test, my report came back positive.”
मेरे प्रिय प्रदेशवासियों, मुझे #COVID19 के लक्षण आ रहे थे, टेस्ट के बाद मेरी रिपोर्ट पॉज़िटिव आई है। मेरी सभी साथियों से अपील है कि जो भी मेरे संपर्क में आए हैं, वह अपना कोरोना टेस्ट करवा लें। मेरे निकट संपर्क वाले लोग क्वारन्टीन में चले जाएँ।
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) July 25, 2020
Chouhan also appealed to all colleagues and individuals “who has come in contact with me to get their coronavirus test done,” he tweeted.
Meanwhile, the chief minister said he will be in self quarantine and getting his treatment done according to government guidelines.
In the last 24 hours, Madhya Pradesh reported 736 new coronavirus patients.
So far, the state has confirmed 26,210 COVID-19 cases while the death toll stands at 791.
-RJV
